From: "Ozrad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi all As an aging radiographer my experience tells me that if you are good at your job, you will always be respected by your medical colleagues. Your skills in producing quality examinations, in communicating with patients and medical colleagues, and in acting in a professional, caring manner will always be valued by those around you. There will always be some who want to put you down as 'just a radiographer' - but they will do the same to other professions, their own colleagues and probably their own superiors. People respect the deed - not the title, and administrators tend to look at the position description rather than the position title in determining status. If you think you need a better label to demonstrate your contribution, then perhaps you need to examine personally why that is. If a title can be found that fully encompasses the needs and aspirations of all groups interested in this question, then all well and good - but let's not get too precious about it. Some contributors have talked about changing our status in the medical community, but I have not yet seen anyone offer a considered opinion of what the current status is, where and why it is deficient, or how and why they think it needs to be improved. What are you really trying to achieve? I guess an analogy can be made with the republic/constitutional monarchy debate. If a change to a republic is achieved, will there be any real change to the way we perceive ourselves, or in the way other countries perceive Australia? I think not. If Australia spent 50% of its GDP on oversea aid, and made large contributions to the promotion of world peace, medical research and conservation, the entire world would stand and cheer - but you don't need a name change to do that. Peter Game +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= This message is being broadcast by AIRNEWS, the Australian Institute of Radiography list Server Send messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For assistance send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Commands should be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Opinions expressed on this list are not necessarily those of the moderator, his assistants or those of the A.I.R.
